Jake Bagwell and Courtney Radtke-Sartore Lyme disease Jake Bagwell and Courtney Radtke-Sartore
Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a bacterial disease that is spread by ticks that carry around the bacteria Spirochetes. Lyme disease has been around since 1975, when it got its name after several cases were identified. First signs of Lyme disease are, fatigue and aches, and circular rash
Symptoms When having Lyme disease early symptoms may include fever, headache, fatigue, depression and characteristic circular rash. Later symptoms may be failure in in joints, heart and central nervous system The most common symptom appearing in 60-80 people infection is the circular rash called erythema Migrans (EM)
Cures or antibiotics for Lyme disease Some medicines include amoxicillin and doxycycline which usually last up to 14-21 days depending on age Amoxicillin is an oral antibiotic used for upper respiratory infections. Doxycycline is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
Lyme disease on a cellular level
Who gets it and who spreads it Any one who spends time out side and especially kids and elders. Animals like dogs and cats usually get it The tick comes from a deer which was infected
History The disease is named after the towns of Lyme and old Lyme in Connecticut, USA, where a number of cases involving people of all ages were identified in 1975
Current research At the Columbia university medical center they are using brain SPECT imaging with chronic Lyme disease
How the disease spreads Lyme disease is spread is spread by a black leg tick also known as a Lyme disease It can also be spread by the dear tick
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